(TL;DR - scroll down
for summary).
Most
operators offer packages or "bundles", valid usually 1 month after
activation. Typically for 10£ you can get 500MB - 1 GB data and 150 - 500 minutes.
Below
is comparison fo how much data and minutes 10£ will get you at different operators (texts
are often unlimited).
|
Operator
|
Data
|
Minutes
|
Extras
|
|
Vectone
|
3 GB
|
500
|
Int'l calls
included
|
|
Tesco
|
5 GB
|
-
|
|
|
Lebara
|
1 GB
|
500
|
|
|
LycaMobile
|
1 GB
|
500
|
|
|
Giffgaff
|
1 GB
|
500
|
|
|
Vodafone
|
500 MB
|
150
|
|
|
ASDA
|
500 MB
|
500
|
|
|
EE
|
500 MB
|
150
|
|
|
O2
|
500 MB
|
100
|
|
|
Three
|
500 MB
|
100
|
Check
"unlimited" offer
|
Surprisingly, the
"big networks" (EE, Vodafone, O2) offer much less per your basic 10
quid than MVNOs. I can only assume, that customers get some additional services
in exchange.
If your data
consumption is larger, here is comparison of how much 2 or 3 GB plus some
minutes will cost you.
|
Operator
|
2GB
|
3GB
|
|
Vectone
|
|
10 GBP
|
|
Giffgaff
|
|
12 GBP
|
|
Lebara
|
12 GBP
|
15 GBP
|
|
Lyca
|
12 GBP
|
15 GBP
(6 GB) |
|
Lyca (data only)
|
10 GBP
|
12 GBP
|
|
EE
|
15 GBP
|
25 GBP
(4 GB) |
|
ASDA
|
20 GBP
|
|
|
Vodafone
|
20 GBP
|
|
|
Three
|
|
15 GBP
(unlimited) |
Few operators even
offer "unlimited" internet. They don't allow tethering to other
devices, so sadly that won't be replacement for home WiFi.
I would advise to
read the fine print for so called "fair use" clauses, that would
restrict your data after some amount, which mean that offer is not truely
unlimited.
|
Operator
|
Price
|
Included minutes
|
|
Three
|
15 GBP
|
300
|
|
Giffgaff
|
18 GBP
(20GBP after 01.04.2015) |
2000
|
|
Vectone
|
20 GBP
|
unlimited
|
Too-long-didn't-read summary:
From comparison
above, looks like most profitable offer is Vectone's "All in one pocket
saver" for everyday use, and Tesco for data only.
Unlimited offers
sound nice, but won't work with PC and are IMHO too expensive.
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